Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Red Bull have all come within one race of sweeping pole position at every round in a season. Now Mercedes are on course to finally achieve it.
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Mercedes break Ferrari’s record as F1’s longest-running constructors’ champions
2020 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes have become the longest-running holders of Formula 1’s constructors championship title, breaking the record previously held by Ferrari.
Ferrari make their biggest step backwards of 2020 so far in Sochi
Lap time watch: 2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari are over one-and-a-half seconds slower in Sochi than last year. They lapped quicker at the Russian track three years ago than they managed today.
Hamilton poised to beat Schumacher’s wins record as well as winning rate
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 stats and facts
Posted onMichael Schumacher announced his retirement when he won his 90th race. Lewis Hamilton didn’t when he reached the same milestone, and is on course to set a new wins record.
Mercedes’ advantage cut to lowest level of 2020 so far at Mugello
Lap time watch: 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have their smallest lead over the rest of the field all season at the high-speed Mugello, where the drivers are lapping faster than they did at Spa.
Gasly beats Sainz in closest F1 finish for 10 years
2020 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onPierre Gasly’s 0.415 second victory over Carlos Sainz Jnr was the closest finish a Formula 1 race has seen for a decade.
264.362kph: The stats of Hamilton’s record-breaking fastest-ever F1 lap
Lap time watch: 2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton set the fastest ever lap of a Formula 1 circuit in his Mercedes at Monza, former record holders Ferrari lapped over a second slower than they managed two years ago.
Vettel and Leclerc score Ferrari’s worst result in over a decade
2020 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari scored their worst result since 2009 when Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished 13th and 14th in yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Ferrari don’t fully understand “outstanding situation” behind poor performance at Spa
Lap time watch: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onOnly Ferrari are slower than last year at Spa. The team’s sporting director Laurent Mekies admitted their lack of performance is “still not fully understood”.
Hamilton’s record podium, Raikkonen’s record mileage
2020 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton broke another record for success, Kimi Raikkonen reached a new longevity milestone – and Ferrari are having their worst year since 1981.
Lack of ‘quali mode’ behind Haas’s qualifying slump – Steiner
Lap time watch: 2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onHaas looked quick on Friday but team principal Guenther Steiner said their lack of power from ‘quali mode’ is why they failed to reach Q2.
Hamilton equals Schumacher’s podiums record
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton equalled another of Michael Schumacher’s records last weekend, while Racing Point were sentenced to a very unusual points deduction.
Disappointed Raikkonen last on grid again as Alfa Romeo remain slowest team
Lap time watch: 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo have been the slowest team at every track F1 has visited so far this year. Kimi Raikkonen qualified last last and doubts the situation will improve any time soon.
Hamilton beats Senna’s record for lights-to-flag victories
2020 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton overtook his hero Ayrton Senna’s record for most lights-to-flag Formula 1 victories, despite suffering a puncture on the final lap at Silverstone.
Red Bull’s one-second deficit to Mercedes is “frustrating”, admits Horner
Lap time watch: 2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted he is frustrated to see his team qualify more than a second slower than Mercedes for the second race in a row.
Dominant Mercedes enjoy biggest margin over rivals for more than 100 races
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAt the Hungaroring last weekend Mercedes had their biggest performance advantage over their rivals since the 2015 Australian Grand Prix.
Racing Point make leap forward as Red Bull can’t match their 2019 pace
Lap time watch: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Racing Point lapped the Hungaroring a massive 2.7 seconds faster than they managed last year, 2019 pole winners Red Bull have got slower at this track.
Can McLaren and Racing Point keep Ferrari behind?
2020 Styrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari are only fifth in the constructors’ championship after the first two races. Will they be able to climb back up? A look at the Styrian Grand Prix stats.
Hamilton has most penalty points of any driver after Austrian Grand Prix
2020 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton was the only driver to be given penalty points during the Austrian Grand Prix, and now has more than any of his rivals.
All three Ferrari-powered teams slower by up to 1.1 seconds in Austria
Lap time watch: 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo are all significantly slower at the Red Bull Ring than they were 12 months ago, losing 0.6-1.1 seconds in lap time.